Grocery
Candy, Bar, and Snack Industry use VR to Keep Up with Consumers
Discover the snack trends of 2024 that are pushing the snack bar market and candy industry to innovate and evolve using cutting-edge technology. The Convenience Store News 2024 Industry Deep Dive revealed numerous snack food industry trends, highlighting a shift toward healthier snacking options and a growing preference for savory flavors. As various snack categories…
Read MoreIce Cream Category Leverages VR Innovation for Sales Growth
Learn about new virtual reality retail planning and research solutions aimed to assist ice cream industry growth amid recent sales decline. The ice cream industry has faced a noticeable decline in unit sales since the pandemic, as reported by Kroger’s retail data science company 84.51˚. Their ice cream industry analysis showcased inflation driving a modest…
Read MoreTech To Watch From Chicago’s 2024 Retail Innovation Conference
The Retail Innovation Conference & Expo 2024 explored AI, brand activations, immersive experiences and how culture can offer a better way to understand consumers than demographics. The 2024 Retail Innovation Conference in Chicago was a hub of groundbreaking ideas and emerging technologies, setting the stage for the future of retail. This year’s conference highlighted the…
Read More3D and VR Software Enhancing Retail Assortment Planning
As inflation challenges persist, brands and retailers are leveraging virtual reality technology for cost-effective merchandise assortment planning that helps reduce planning overhead and improve store level compliance that drives conversion. In the ever-evolving retail landscape, staying ahead of trends in product categories and consumer behaviors is critical for success. As we navigate through 2024, retailers…
Read MoreHow VR is Revolutionizing Packaging Design and Research
Virtual reality offers an innovative packaging design solution for the food and CPG industry. Virtual Reality (VR) is changing packaging design and research by offering unique capabilities to innovate, iterate, and optimize. Traditionally, packaging design involved labor-intensive processes such as creating physical mock-ups and conducting extensive testing. This consumes time and materials. Designers may need…
Read More3 Leading Grocery Industry Trends & New 2023 Retail Strategies
To differentiate, innovate, and defend their strategies, leading grocers need to make bold product decisions, invest in their people, and improve their digital capabilities by partnering with tech companies. The grocery industry trends in 2022 were constantly evolving. As we look ahead further into 2023, there are three key grocery store trends driving change. First,…
Read MoreVirtual Reality Software for Retail at Groceryshop 2022
This year’s show featured a new virtual reality shopping technology for retailers and brands to enhance consumer experiences. The Groceryshop conference in Las Vegas is a leading event for CPG brands, supermarkets, c-stores, drug stores, discount stores, warehouse clubs and other grocery retailers. This year’s Groceryshop Vegas was held at Mandalay Bay on September 19-22. The…
Read MoreHow Retail is Using VR to Innovate Planograms Amid Product Shortage
The labor and product shortages in 2021 has made it difficult for stores to keep shelves stocked. Virtual reality is providing a collaborative space for innovation despite global supply chain realities. Pandemic induced supply chain issues and labor shortages in 2021 have changed retail experiences and strategies. Just as retailers were ramping up their assortments…
Read More5 Front End Challenges & How Retail is Reinventing the Future of Brick and Mortar
New technologies and consumer behaviors have made retailers realize they need to quickly reinvent the in-store experience at checkout. Consumer behaviors rapidly changed during the pandemic and impacted the retail front end as it is considered a high contact area. Fear to touch checkout merchandise and machines has led to poor front end performance that…
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